
A high-ranking official in Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s office has addressed President Joe Biden’s assertion that the prime minister is not making sufficient efforts to finalize a hostage deal.
“It is surprising that President Biden is putting pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu, who accepted the US (hostage deal) proposal as early as May 31 and also agreed to the US bridging proposal on August 16, while not holding Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar accountable, as he continues to firmly reject any agreement,” the official remarks.
The Israeli official continues, highlighting the risk associated with Biden’s comments, particularly in light of recent events: “Biden’s admission is especially dangerous when it is made just days after Hamas executed six Israeli hostages, including an American citizen,” referencing the killing of Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
In their statement, Netanyahu’s office refers to the US proposal from May 31, which actually stems from a speech where Biden disclosed details about an Israeli hostage deal that Netanyahu had already approved.
Notably, that proposal did not address Israel’s later demand to retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border, a measure intended to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons. This demand, first raised by Netanyahu in July, has resulted in a prolonged stalemate in negotiations, which the US and other mediators have been trying to resolve.
This demand has also led to a clash between Netanyahu and his security establishment, who advocate for compromising on the issue. They argue that the IDF could reoccupy the corridor if necessary but warn that prolonging the negotiations over this demand endangers the hostages’ lives.
{Matzav.com Israel}
Mr. Biden – what about the US soldiers “killed” under your watch ? and the 100 BILLION $$$$$$$$$$$ worth of American military equipment you “gave” the Taliban that Israel could have used and protected their and your American citizens???????????
Biden said if you harm an American we will act
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=12reQb_drGs
Oh except if you’re a Jewish American then we pressure you to lose more lives
Disgusting
If the picture is of 2 fakes, the article is fake.
These “hostage deals” and “ceasefire” talks will drag on until they’ve completed cleaning the tunnels under Israel/Gaza.
By “Not doing enough”, President Biden means “Not conceding enough”.
Hamas’s calculation is to release hostages if the concessions they get allow them to murder more Jews in the long run R”L, specifically see how many lives were lost to terrorists freed in previous deals. The most right-wing Israelis would not object to letting murderers off the hook to free hostages except for the indisputable fact that they’d then kill again, as Sinwar (the current Hamas chief) or Yassin (the Hamas founder) did after being released.
The nonstop untruths being told even by our allies during this entire war are infuriating and illustrate just what “olam shel sheker” means.
Who is “President Biden”?